Hope your weather is nicer than here, for the second day of Spring we have a chilly day, -15C and feeling of -20C.

Sun is shinning, I remember one day, a few years ago, it was my first time here in Canada, after the long winter, I saw through the window sun was shinning, I didn't think a moment, I grabbed my coat and I ran outside, "Sunshine!" I just wanted to feel some sunshine on my face, -what? it was so cold I had to run back inside!!

I learned my lesson, now I check twice the temperature before heading out, warmer days will be here soon!

At least Spring is here!!!, nice weather will be here soon, there's a lot of snow on the ground yet, weather is getting warmer, I just need a coat to go out, no more hat, no more gloves, no more so many layers!!

Think soon I will be drawing Miss Fox and the little ones in bikini!!!

Miss Fox is a little Fox, gentle, always happy, just retired of the forest life, she really likes small town life, lately she has decided to live with 3 little blue birds, this has taken to Miss Fox to quit on eating meat.

No need to worry about the little birds, the four of them live happy together, yes in my house!

It's always nice to work on a new illustration of Miss Fox, lately, as the weather feels warmer, Miss fox just woke up from the long and deep zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz time.

Has been playing and dancing on my desk, looking to bring some joy to my friends and family.

As you can see drawing a Miss Fox is not hard for me, I just need to get in my studio, grab a pencil and a piece of watercolor paper, and Miss Fox is already there, first I do the sketch with pencil, then I draw it with a permanent marker, and let it dry.

While it was getting dry, my mom and one of my sisters came to the studio and we had a chat, oh yes, the beautiful white cat of the house can't miss a good chat, but look!!

What an attitude this white cat has, in the middle of the chat, just went to place her whole body on Miss Fox!! , think Miss Fox was not happy at all!! , oh well, what can I do!

This morning, when Miss Fox, permanent ink is dry, I started to work with the watercolors, one coat at the time, until I like how Miss Fox looks like. Watercolor sometimes I need to let it dry between coats.

When I like how Miss Fox looks, I let her dry completly, then it's time to get a pair of scissors and cut Miss Fox our.

The last step is to turn around the bottom of the illustration and Miss Fox is ready to stand up and bring some joy on a desk or on a night table, anywhere you want to put Miss Fox on.

This time Miss Fox is a special order, the lucky owner asked me Miss Fox blowing to a Dent de Lion, making some wishes up?,

as the weather is warmer, she was so happy to find a LARGE daffodil in her garden.

#doodleadaymarch

The good thing about being an illustrator and be able to draw happy characters is to have happy things around the house.

I began to draw a doodle a day for March, today's word is LARGE, first thing to came up to my head was to see the little Miss Fox so happy to find a Large daffodil, in her garden!, her favorite flower.

When I make an illustration and I keep in on my sketch book, they will be there for long time, nobody will see them,

How to make an illustration everyone can enjoy it:

- Draw your illustration.
- Wait till it gets dry (when I use watercolor, color pencils, markers, it's better to wait untill the illustration gets dry before you start working with it)
- Cut it off, here an important thing to think about is how do you plan the illustration will stand up by it self. Work on it, this time, I just cut a long piece of paper on the bottom, I made one cut on each end and hooked both together, then I press a little to make the bottom round, this way, Miss fox can stand up by it self.
- Place your illustration some where in the house where everyone can see it.

An illustration is not only to be kept in a book, an illustration can be as many things as you want to, if you are an illustration, think on what you want your illustration to be!

Hope you get a nice and creative day, keep positive and happy.

If you find something nice and it makes you happy, leave me a comment and tell me about it. I'd love to read about it.

Spring is around the corner!!, nice weather will be here soon, and we could make more nice things out doors.

- go out with no coat, no boots, no hat!!

- see the grass getting green again.

- see the crocus flowers popping up while the snow melts down

- open the windows and let fresh air come in the house

- start planting seeds for the garden

- sun will be shinning more hours every day

- no more snow on roads

- local markets will get fresh veggies again

- go out for a long walk

- see canadian geese flying back north on the sky

Think Miss Fox is happy to be back to life after a long and cold winter, think she can wait to do so many things out doors, I just wonder where do the little birds are at this moment?, does Miss Fox Miss them?

Well, think we will know soon.

What are your plans for this Month?, will you do Spring cleanning at home?, will you go out doors and just enjoy the good weather?

Whatever is on your list, just enjoy it, make of March a good month for you and yours!